Difference in web hosting

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Cloud Hosting:
Fixed server or a portion of a single server

Web Hosting:
Many servers working as one server

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Scalability:

Web Hosting:
Difficult

Cloud Hosting
Easy

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Cost:

Web Hosting
Depends upon the packages.

CLoud Hosting:
Depends upon the usage.

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Advantages:

Web Hosting:
Shared hosting offers a complete package and is not very expensive.
Virtual Private servers are known for their control and reliability factors.
Dedicated servers provide complete control and also guarantee reliability through SLAs.

Cloud Hosting:


Private cloud has no single point of failure and there is no external data security risk.
Public clouds are fully managed by a third party, and thus can be considered as more reliable. It is generally less expensive. They are also known for their scalability.
Hybrid provides the benefits of both.